According to the article, Hopkins failed to notify the campus community about an alleged gang rape at a Hopkins fraternity house in March 2013.

Johns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels announced Friday an independent review of the allegations.

"We take their concerns very, very seriously. Providing a safe and secure campus environment is a critical priority for us and these allegations are deeply disturbing and we're going to, as I said, establish an independent review so we can understand the full circumstances in which these allegations were made," Daniels said.

Baltimore City police confirmed for 11 News that officers did investigate allegations of a rape at that fraternity house last March.

According to the article, after the city state's attorney declined to prosecute because of "insufficient evidence," Hopkins decided notification was not necessary but that would be a violation of the federal Clery Act, which requires colleges to publicly disclose all reported crimes regardless of whether there is an arrest or prosecution.

Late Friday afternoon, the university released a statement, saying, "The Johns Hopkins University is deeply committed to the safety and welfare of our community and to ensuring a safe environment for learning and scholarship. That commitment includes protecting our students from sexual violence, offering support to victims, dealing firmly and fairly with alleged offenders, and informing students, faculty and staff of serious and ongoing threats to campus safety."

"For some time, the university has been directly engaged in a comprehensive effort to address students’ concerns about campus sexual assault. We take great care in our approach to these very serious situations and over the past year have undertaken a review of our policies and procedures and developed new initiatives to enhance the safety and security of our campuses.

"A news media outlet reported last night that a complaint has been filed with the U.S. Department of Education regarding the university’s response to allegations of sexual assault.

"The university was aware of an allegation of sexual assault that was made in March 2013. The decision not to notify the university community in that case was made after considering relevant facts and legal requirements, and in consultation with the Baltimore police department, which was leading the investigation. After the incident, campus security continued to communicate with law enforcement authorities.

"We do not at this time have specific information about the other aspects of the complaint, and have not received it, but we are aware of student concerns, and indeed were prompted by those concerns to strengthen our approach to sexual violence.

"With this ongoing priority foremost in our minds, and in light of the complaint revealed yesterday, President Ronald J. Daniels has today directed the university to commission a further independent review of the handling of the incidents contained in the complaint. The university is committed to scrupulous self-examination, and the review will begin immediately."